*Co-defendant in this case pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing

SANTA ANA – A third-striker was sentenced yesterday to 51 years to life in state prison for stabbing and murdering a man after an argument over a ride. Joseph Robert Suess, 39, Anaheim, was found guilty by a jury March 20 2014, to one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. The defendant has prior strike convictions for kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted robbery in 1994, and assault with a deadly weapon in 2002. Continue reading→

ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES’ LINDA VISTA WATER STORAGE TANK AND PUMP STATION CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED

Upgraded water facility serves one third of City’s water supply

ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 29, 2014) Anaheim Public Utilities announced construction of the Linda Vista Water Storage Tank and Pump Station has been successfully completed. Centrally located, the 5.3 acre Linda Vista Complex is one of the most important water facilities serving Anaheim providing up to a third of the City’s entire water supply. The first phase of the project included the construction of a new four million gallon water storage tank, relocation of the existing pump station, demolition of the old reservoir, and enhanced beautification of the entire complex, which includes drought tolerate landscaping and a water efficient irrigation system. Continue reading→

Save time and money by getting multiple screenings in one place on one day

ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 28, 2014) Anaheim’s eighth annual free Health Fair will take place this Sunday, June 1, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at a new location, the Anaheim Convention Center. Physicians and medical staff will offer free health screenings and exams to ensure optimal health at every age.

For the hundreds of million$ that are being spent on Jerry Brown’s Bullet Train even though not an inch of track has been laid, at least we’re beginning to see their fantasies come to life in the form of some expensive video simulations.

I ran into two of the three candidates for the 34th State Senate District today at the Memorial Day event at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary in Santa Ana. Former Assemblyman Jose Solorio, who is currently the President of the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees, was involved at the start of the program, when he introduced the young lady who won a poetry contest with an entry about Betsy Ross. Supervisor Janet Nguyen was there as well. She spoke later in the program.

Solorio was comfortable and relaxed. He sat in the RSVP area next to Santa Ana Chief of Police Carlos Rojas. Nguyen on the other hand was visibly nervous as she clutched the podium, and her speech was stilted and poorly enunciated. She kept saying, for example, “de-mock-acy,” instead of “democracy.” And she referred to “men and women” she repeatedly said “men and woman.” It was quite awkward.

Perhaps Nguyen was a bit nervous about the news that “Solorio has the money lead as of the end of the most recent campaign finance filing period, which extended from the March 18 through May 17. Solorio had about $580,000 to spend at the end of the filing period, whereas Nguyen’s campaign had about $283,000 on hand,” as reported by the Long Beach Press Telegram. Continue reading→

It turns out that both Democrats and Republicans are screwing us by siding with the big cable and phone operators who are overcharging us for Internet use and are conspiring to slow down services, such as Netflix, unless they fork over more money. And of course the issue here is campaign contributions from this industry to Congressional representatives including Loretta Sanchez and John Boehner.

It’s tempting to think of the network neutrality battle as one fought in Washington along party lines — after all, that’s true of almost everything in the capital.

But recent research by the campaign finance analysts at MapLight show that the reality is rather more complicated. And for advocates of the open Internet, it’s discouraging. It turns out that the views of members of Congress on net neutrality may be dependent less on party alignments than on money. Specifically, contributions from the cable industry. Continue reading→

From: The OC Politics BlogThis voter guide addresses the Orange County local and legislative races as well as the State and Local ballot measures.

Open Primary Election, June, 2014:

State Elections

Attorney General:

OC Politics Blog Endorsement: Jonathan Jaech Other candidates include: Phil Wyman, Kamala Harris Editor’s Note: There is no way anyone should vote to re-elect Kamala Harris, the Democratic incumbent. She is far too cozy with the police establishment and the police unions. Our endorsed candidate, Jonathan Jaech, is a Libertarian who says that he “will strive to eliminate the exercise of police power against any person charged with a crime that cannot harm another.”Continue reading→

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Campaigning for the 69th Assembly District on the theme of “Put Community First,” Santa Ana Unified School District Board Member Ceci Iglesias today announced the endorsements of two respected community leaders, Reuben Martinez and Frank Garcia.

Martinez and Garcia join a long list of organizations and leaders endorsing Iglesias for Assembly, including the Lincoln Club of Orange County, the Hispanic 100, Los 32 por Mexico, the California Women’s Leadership Association, Atlas PAC, Assemblymen Travis Allen and Don Wagner, Senators Bob Huff and Mimi Walters, Orange County Supervisors Janet Nguyen and Todd Spitzer, Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen, and Orange County Board of Education Trustee Robert Hammond. Continue reading→

Who in the world are Sherry Walker and Adam Nick? They are Orange County political candidates with minute social media profiles. Nick was elected to the Lake Forest City Council in 2012. He is pictured with his wife Sherry on his Facebook page. But Sherry is running for the 69th Assembly District, which includes parts of Santa Ana and Anaheim, while Nick is running for the 46th Congressional District, which includes the same areas. These are carpetbaggers – the question is who are they and what are the up to?

My sources tell me that Walker and Nick are reportedly Iranians who changed their names. Nick owns a gas station and actually sued his own city in a fit because the city granted an alcohol license to a 7-11 but Nick wanted to monopolize alcohol sales in his area. What sort of Councilman sues his own city – forcing taxpayers to waste money in the legal defense process? Continue reading→